Northview Education Foundation FY2023 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 1990Arts & CultureEIN 38-2959621Revenue $63K in FY2023

On file with the IRS4365 Hunsberger Ave Ne, 49525-6128 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Apr 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Educational enrichment of various projects and programs of the Northview Public Schools

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$19K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$19K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$63K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$75K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$636K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$63K
FY2023▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$51K
FY2025$93K
Expenses
$75K
FY2023▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$75K
Net assets
$636K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$482K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$636K
FY2024$705K
FY2025$752K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $46K Management & general 19% · $14K Fundraising 19% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $19K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$19,200Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Wurn’s $12K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily Wurn$12,450$19,200$19,200$5,250——
Brenda Dykema———$7,500$11,250$18,000
Jessica Warner$5,800—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides educational enrichment for Northview Public Schools' projects and programs.

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1 program · $46K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Small grants to support various educational enrichment projects and programs

$46Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $133K · 2019–2024
Northview Public SchoolsFY2024$29,156
Northview Public SchoolsFY2023$15,121
Northview Public SchoolsFY2022$23,246
Northview Public SchoolsFY2021$15,452
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,500
Northview Public SchoolsFY2020$6,876
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$200
Northview Public SchoolsFY2019$28,445

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$63K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$75K
Ln 25
Programscol B$46K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$636K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Total revenueLn 12$63K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$645K
Total assetsLn 16$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$636K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K$16K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$596K$645K
Total assetsLn 16$631K$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$601K$636K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$23K$23K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$21K$21K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$19K$2K$4K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200$0$200$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$900$0$900$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$880$0$0$880
Office expensesLn 13$411$41$82$288
InsuranceLn 23$993$0$993$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$130$8K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$75K$46K$14K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $93K$75K$18K$752K 990 PDF
FY2024 $51K$57K−$6K$705K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $63K$75K−$12K$636K 990 PDF
FY2022 $54K$56K−$3K$601K 990 PDF
FY2021 $38K$41K−$3K$636K 990 PDF
FY2020 $51K$53K−$2K$482K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $62,663 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,536$20,433
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,725$10,079
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,297$32,151
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $53,558$62,663
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,952$44,393
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,500$19,400
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,923$11,334
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $56,375$75,127
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,817−$12,464
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $62,663 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,090
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,343
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,433
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,079$10,079
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,151$32,151
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,230$62,663
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,127 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $23,246$23,246
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $21,147$21,147
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,920 · Management $3,840 · Fundraising $13,440$19,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $200 · Fundraising $0$200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $900 · Fundraising $0$900
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $880$880
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41 · Management $82 · Fundraising $288$411
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $993 · Fundraising $0$993
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $130 · Management $8,020 · Fundraising $0$8,150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $46,484 · Management $14,035 · Fundraising $14,608$75,127
Part X · Balance sheet $661,006 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,803$16,158
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $595,902$644,848
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $630,705$661,006
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $6,875$460
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,925$25,034
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,300$25,494
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $301,215$311,950
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $300,190$323,562
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $601,405$635,512
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $630,705$661,006
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $635,512 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$62,663
XI-2 Total expenses$75,127
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$601,405
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$46,571
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$635,512

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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